Re: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america

2010-03-31 Thread Dana
it might pass. Apparently Humbolt County is worried about their economy ;) On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 5:00 AM, Casey Dougall wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Maureen wrote: > >> >> I think representative government is a thing of the past. >> My preference for the all laws to be introduc

Re: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america

2010-03-31 Thread Casey Dougall
On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Maureen wrote: > > I think representative government is a thing of the past. > My preference for the all laws to be introduced by ballot initiatives > and for the people to vote on legislation with a ratio of one vote per > each tax dollar paid. > > You can't do

Re: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america

2010-03-31 Thread Dana
it sounds good. But have you ever been in a meeting with 50 participants? Now scale that. It's a recipe for immobility. I know some people think that's a good idea and in some ways/times I agree, but... On 3/30/10, Robert Munn wrote: > > That's my thought. Essentially, you give every urban neigh

Re: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america

2010-03-30 Thread Robert Munn
That's my thought. Essentially, you give every urban neighborhood, small town, and rural county a voice they they lack today. People want a voice of their own in government. On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Eric Roberts wrote: > > So maybe instead of redistricting, we just add new districts... >

Re: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america

2010-03-30 Thread Judah McAuley
to:ju...@wiredotter.com] > Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 6:24 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america > > > We both agree that the number of people per Representative needs to be > lowered, much like student/teacher ratio. Of c

RE: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america

2010-03-30 Thread Eric Roberts
There is something that I can agree to... -Original Message- From: Maureen [mailto:mamamaur...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 7:20 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america I think representative government is a thing of the

RE: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america

2010-03-30 Thread Eric Roberts
So maybe instead of redistricting, we just add new districts... Eric -Original Message- From: Judah McAuley [mailto:ju...@wiredotter.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 6:24 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america We both agree that

Re: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america

2010-03-30 Thread Maureen
I think representative government is a thing of the past. My preference for the all laws to be introduced by ballot initiatives and for the people to vote on legislation with a ratio of one vote per each tax dollar paid. On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 4:24 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > We both agree tha

Re: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america

2010-03-30 Thread Judah McAuley
We both agree that the number of people per Representative needs to be lowered, much like student/teacher ratio. Of course since we are discussing a ratio, that can be achieved two ways: increasing the number of Representatives or decreasing the number of represented. It isn't entirely clear to m

Re: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america

2010-03-30 Thread Robert Munn
On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 2:44 PM, Casey Dougall wrote: > > > Like we really need more politicians... ironically, that's exactly what we need. congress has become less and less representative of the people, and its small size has made it easy for a handful of people to capture the entire instituti

Re: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america

2010-03-30 Thread Robert Munn
lol, maybe so. we need a constitutional amendment. On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 3:29 PM, Maureen wrote: > > You do realize that no matter how many times you propose this, it is > never going to happen short of a revolution?  Politcians, once they > have power, never willingly give it up. > > On Tue,

Re: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america

2010-03-30 Thread Maureen
You do realize that no matter how many times you propose this, it is never going to happen short of a revolution? Politcians, once they have power, never willingly give it up. On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 2:27 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > > they are all in it together. i will repeat my proposed solution

Re: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america

2010-03-30 Thread Ian Skinner
On 3/30/2010 2:27 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > - increase the number of members of the House to 1:30,000 ratio to US > population > and an addition for the Senate > I just wonder what the 15,000 seat stadium that the House would become would look like and how much it would cost to be built. I

Re: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america

2010-03-30 Thread Casey Dougall
On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 5:27 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > > they are all in it together. i will repeat my proposed solution: > > - increase the number of members of the House to 1:30,000 ratio to US > population > and an addition for the Senate > - increase the number of senators to a ratio of the n

Re: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america

2010-03-30 Thread Timothy Heald
I love this idea. Sent from my MOTOBLUR™ smartphone on AT&T -Original message- From: Robert Munn To: cf-community Sent: Tue, Mar 30, 2010 21:27:31 GMT+00:00 Subject: Re: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america they are all in it together. i will repea

Re: suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america

2010-03-30 Thread Robert Munn
they are all in it together. i will repeat my proposed solution: - increase the number of members of the House to 1:30,000 ratio to US population and an addition for the Senate - increase the number of senators to a ratio of the number of Senators to the average US state population in 1800 On Mo

suuure the republicans want to create a more frugal america

2010-03-29 Thread Dana
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/29/r-n-c-spends-thousands-on-private-jets-limos-and-clubs-report-shows/?nl=us&emc=politicsemailema1 /me smiles sweetly ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want